function calendar_ja(){
	var jpStr = "";
	
    // Correct formats for Japan: yyyy/mm/dd, mm/dd, yyyy/mm
	jpStr = jpStr + 
    "calendar.cfg.setProperty('MDY_YEAR_POSITION', 1);" +
    "calendar.cfg.setProperty('MDY_MONTH_POSITION', 2);" +
    "calendar.cfg.setProperty('MDY_DAY_POSITION', 3);" +
    "calendar.cfg.setProperty('MY_YEAR_POSITION', 1);" +
    "calendar.cfg.setProperty('MY_MONTH_POSITION', 2);";

    // Date labels for Japanese locale
	jpStr = jpStr + 
    "calendar.cfg.setProperty('MONTHS_LONG',   ['1\u6708', '2\u6708', '3\u6708', '4\u6708', '5\u6708', '6\u6708', '7\u6708', '8\u6708', '9\u6708', '10\u6708', '11\u6708', '12\u6708']);" +
    "calendar.cfg.setProperty('MONTHS_SHORT',   ['01', '02', '03', '04', '05', '06', '07', '08', '09', '10', '11', '12']);" +
    "calendar.cfg.setProperty('WEEKDAYS_1CHAR', ['\u65E5', '\u6708', '\u706B', '\u6C34', '\u6728', '\u91D1', '\u571F']);" +
    "calendar.cfg.setProperty('WEEKDAYS_SHORT', ['\u65E5', '\u6708', '\u706B', '\u6C34', '\u6728', '\u91D1', '\u571F']);" +
    "calendar.cfg.setProperty('WEEKDAYS_MEDIUM',['\u65E5', '\u6708', '\u706B', '\u6C34', '\u6728', '\u91D1', '\u571F']);" +
    "calendar.cfg.setProperty('WEEKDAYS_LONG',  ['\u65E5', '\u6708', '\u706B', '\u6C34', '\u6728', '\u91D1', '\u571F']);";

    // Month/Year label format for Japan
	jpStr = jpStr + 
    "calendar.cfg.setProperty('MY_LABEL_YEAR_POSITION',  1);" +
    "calendar.cfg.setProperty('MY_LABEL_MONTH_POSITION',  2);" +
    "calendar.cfg.setProperty('MY_LABEL_YEAR_SUFFIX',  '\u5E74');" +
    "calendar.cfg.setProperty('MY_LABEL_MONTH_SUFFIX',  '');";
	
    return jpStr;
}